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¶ 5 (App. 2020); ¶ 10 (App. 2017).

¶13 In dissolution proceedings, “property acquires its character as community or separate depending upon the marriage status of its owner at the time of acquisition.” ¶ 10 (App. 2020) (quotation omitted); accord A.R.S.

“A basic tenet of Arizona’s ‘community property law is that property acquires its character as community or separate depending upon the marriage status of its owner at the time of acquisition.’” (citation omitted).

But “the opposite is equally true: the fruits of labor expended before marriage are separate property.” ¶ 11 (App. 2020).

¶ 5 (App. 1 See, (“[W]here there are debatable issues before this Court, we may assume that the failure to file an answering brief is a confession of reversible error.”) (Emphasis added.); Ariz. Tank Lines, Inc. v. Ariz. Corp. Comm’n, 13 Ariz

3 WARREN v. STEPHENS Decision of the Court DISCUSSION ¶7 We review for an abuse of discretion the division of community property, ¶ 13 (App. 2007), and the denial of a motion to alter or amend, ¶ 5 (App. 2020).

That review begins with the recognition that this court has not spoken with one voice on the issues addressed here.2 2 For cases taking different approaches in finding appellate jurisdiction over orders resolving post-decree motions or petitions, compare, ¶ 4 (App. 2020) (finding appellate jurisdiction under A.R.S.